He was born in
Cambridge, Massachusetts on January 6, 1874, the son of Hersey Bradford and Ellen Christina (
née Hopkinson) Goodwin. After graduating from
Browne & Nichols school, he attended
Harvard University where he earned a
Bachelor's (1895) and
Master's degree (1896) in History. He then attended the
Leipzig University from 1896 to 1898, returned to Harvard as an assistant teacher for a year, then returned to Leipzig to earn his
Doctor of Philosophy in 1900. After working with the National Civil Service Reform League and New York Civil Service Reform Association for two years, he became secretary of the two organizations in 1902. During his time there, in 1910 he lectured courses in municipal government at Harvard. In August 1912, he became general secretary of the United States Chamber of Commerce and moved to
Washington, D.C. He died on February 16, 1931. ==References==